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SUN-175 Severe Lactic Acidosis Due to Intentional Suicide Attempt with Metformin and Its ICU Management

Background: Metformin is a biguanide used in treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Deliberate suicide attempt with Metformin is rare and manifests as severe lactic acidosis with mortality rate of 30%. Clinical Case: A 58-year old male with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus was brought to the Emergency Depar...

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Autor principal: Motazedi, Banafsheh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Endocrine Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6553174/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-SUN-175